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Posted: September 12, 2012 - 12:04am

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Air Force Historical Society Birthplace Chapter meeting

The next 8th Air Force Historical Society Birthplace Chapter monthly dinner meeting will be held at the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler on Tuesday with a cash bar starting at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.

In observance of POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 21, the speaker will be Susan Stephens-Harvey, a member of the board of directors, National League of POW/MIA Families. She is active in the Georgia and Southeast regional organizations of the League of Families and a member of the 8th AFHS Birthplace Chapter.

Cost is $15 at the door and reservations are required. Call Betty Smith at 912-748-7498 before 5 p.m. Sunday.

AARP Driver Safety class

Get ready for the increased traffic return to Beaufort County.

Construction is everywhere and the challenges to driving will be constant. It could be time for an AARP Driver Safety class.

The next six-hour class at Sun City is scheduled from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday in the Savannah River Room at Hidden Cypress. The next four-hour class is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 20 at Pinckney Hall in the Colleton River Room.

Contact your insurance provider to see if you qualify for this refresher course. Insurance discounts are regulated and calculated by individual insurance companies, not AARP.

Certificates will be distributed upon completion of the course, according to South Carolina Law. Registration is required in the seminar book in the lifestyles area in Pinckney Hall. For details, call Joyce Tartow at 705-5692.

Activity cards need microchip

Does your activity card have a “c” in the lower-left corner, under your picture and expiration date? If not, come to resident services in Palmetto Commons to get your card replaced with one with a microchip.

Beginning Sept. 28, all Sun City facilities, including golf course bathrooms, the dog park and pools, will only be accessible with activity cards with a microchip and by tapping a card against a reader.

Resident services is welcoming any resident who does not have a “c” in the lower-left corner of their card to get a microchipped card from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday in resident services in Palmetto Commons. If you cannot make that date, Resident Services is open 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.–1 p.m., the first Saturday of the month.

Walk your way to fitness

Ease your way into fitness with the Walk With Ease program, coming to Sun City’s streets this month.

Walk With Ease Participants will walk for one hour three times a week for six weeks with a Neighborhood Leader. The kickoff is from 10–11 a.m. Sept. 27 at the Lakehouse ballroom where you may meet your neighborhood leader.

Walks begin Oct. 1 and end Nov. 9. Sign up for this free event at the Lakehouse or Purrysburg fitness centers today — space is limited. This neighborhood walking program is offered in partnership with the Arthritis Foundation and S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and Healthy Aging.

Little Anthony & The Imperials on Sunday

Little Anthony & the Imperials will take to the stage in Magnolia Hall for two shows on Sunday. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Don’t miss this stroll down memory lane to hear hits like “Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Pop” and “Tears on My Pillow.”

Tickets for the 3 p.m. ($38) and 7 p.m. ($42) shows are on sale in the Lifestyle Services office in Pinckney Hall. You’ll be “Goin’ Out of My Head” with excitement!

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